Koppal: Gangavathi Town Police have arrested two men for the recent incident in Gangavathi town of assault of a visually challenged Muslim senior citizen, Hussain Saab, and forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
Koppal District Superintendent of Police Yashoda Vantagodi has said in a press meeting that the arrested men have been identified as Sagar Shetty Kalki, a software engineer and resident of Kuvempu Layout, and Narasappa Danakayara, a resident of Kallappana Camp in Gangavathi town.
“We have investigated various aspects of the case, but are yet to get proof of the arrested men having forced Hussain Saab to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The suspects had also been accused of setting his beard on fire, but are yet to get proof of this too,” said the SP.
The officer, speaking on the incident, said that Hussain Saab was returning from Hospet to his house at Mehboob Nagar in Gangavathi at night on November 25, when he found a couple of young men on their bikes and requested them to drop him home. The two arrested men, who were drunk, agreed, getting Hussain Saab to sit behind them. Narasappa, who was seated in the centre, tugged at Hussain Saab’s skull cap, which infuriated the senior, leading to further clash. The bikers rode to the railway underbridge, where they physically assaulted the senior citizen, the officer explained.
A case had been registered at the Gangavathi Town Police Station based on the complaint that had been filed by Hussain Saab after the assault on November 25 and the officers investigated the case.
